The music theorist Heinrich Glarean, writing in 1547, suspected that La Rue tried to outperform Josquin Desprez in his Missa L'homme armé.
The ensemble THE SOUND AND THE FURY has recorded masses and motets by composers such as Nicolas Gombert, Johannes Ockeghem, and Jacob Obrecht.
This album was recorded in October 2013 at Chartreuse Mauerbach, Refectory, using Neumann KM133 & U47 microphones.
The Requiem, Missa Pro Fidelibus Defunctis, is La Rue's most famous work, known for its dramatic handling of tonal resources and solemn gravity.
Pierre de la Rue (c. 1460 - 1518) burst onto the musical scene with a collection of his masses printed by Ottaviano Petrucci in Venice in 1503.
All the Pierre de la Rue masses on this recording are based on monodic models, following the traditional cantus firmus mass composition model.
La Rue's Missa L'homme armé displays an exuberant virtuosity, attempting to surpass an earlier work by his contemporary, Josquin Desprez.
